Protector for car-platforms



(No Model.)

J. W. BOIOE. PROTECTOR FOR UAR PLATFORMS.

No. 468,760. Patented Feb. 9, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN KBOICE, OF ALLEGHENY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO A. II. JARECKI, OFERIE, AND E. A. WEART, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

LIROTECTOR FOR CAR-PLATFORMS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 468,760, dated February9, 1892.

Application filed January 20, 1891.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN WV. BOICE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsyl-5 Vania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Smoke,Cinder, Cold-Air, and WVater Protectors; and I do hereby declare the Ifollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others to. skilled in the art to which it pertainsto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improved dust,

smoke, and. weather guard for railway-cars; and it consists in adetachable apron secured to the roof of two adjoining cars, as will befully set forth hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a portionof two railwaycars coupled together and having arranged thereon myimproved guard. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of the apron. Fig. 3 isan edge elevation of the same. Fig. at is an en- 2 5 larged sideelevation of one of the tacks, showing a portion of the guard securedthereto.

To put my invention into practice with two adjoining railway-cars ctcoupled together, I place on the roof of each and at right angles 0 tothe length of the car a row of tacks I), each of which is provided witha large head 0, and are arranged at regular intervals. These rows oftacks are located a short distance from the ends of the roof and arecovered 3 5 and protected by a flexible strip f, one edge of which issecurely attached and the other projecting a short distance over thetacks Z) a. (See Fig. 4:.) I now provide an asbestus,canvas, rubber, orother suitable apron g,having 0 a series of eyelets 2 arranged along twoopposite edges, and spaced to correspond to the arrangement of tacks bc, secured on the roof. This apron g is secured to the tacks, and theedges projecting beneath the covers 5 f prevents water, dust, &c., frompassing beneath. This apron g is provided with two other rows of eyelets7r, located a short dis- Serial No. 378,474. (No model.)

tance back of those before described, and are used when the spacebetween the cars is less than usual. These eyelets 7c are also protectedby overhanging strips m. (See Fig. 3.) Two openings Z on opposite sidesof the apron afford a means for the escape of rainwater.

In operation the apron is attached in position on the top of twoadjoining cars, as shown at Fig. l, and affords protection. from rain,cinders, smoke, dust, cold-air draft, 850., and prevents 'the same fromentering the cars when the doors are opened.

It is obvious that by the use of this device. a great saving of fuel isobtained, as the same prevents the inrush of cold air into the cars whenthe door is opened, and also prevents the air from pressing against theends of the cars when they are moving at a high speed, which greatlyretards the train; but by the use of a device of this character all thisback-pressure is dispensed with as the air moves OVGl the apron and thetops of the cars.

By forming a seam 0 on the two outer edges of the apron a gutter orshallow channel is formed, which conducts the rain-water to the openingsZ. This apron g is so constructed as to be sufficiently elastic toovercome the movement of the cars about curves, which stretches the oneside of the apron, and thus preventing any rupture of the same.

In the thus described invention I claim 1. The combination, with theroofs of railway cars having fastening means thereof, of a connectingcovering engaging said fastening means, and strips projecting over saidfastening means and the ends of covering and serving to protect thesame, substantially as described.

2. In a car-canopy, the combination, with the headed fastener I), havingaseries of eyelets 2, adapted to engage said fasteners, of strips on,all substantially as shown, and for the purposes specified.

3. In a car-canopy, the combination, with the headed fasteners b, of theapron having a series of eyelets 1', adapted to engage said fasteners,and strips m, 2111 substantially as shown, and for the purposesspecified.

4. The herein-described device for the purpose specified, consisting ofthe headed fasteners b, flexible strips f, apron g, having eyelets 2',openings Z, and gutters 0, and strips m, all arranged, combined, andoperating substantiaily as shown and described.

JOHN WV. BOICE. [L. s.]

In presence of- M; E. HARRISON,

J OHN O. THOMPSON.

